30 Dec 1941After repairs USS Stingray (Lt.Cdr. Raymond J. Moore) left Manila for her second war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Hainan. Later she was ordered to shift her patrol area to the Davao Gulf.

10 Jan 1942USS Stingray (Lt.Cdr. R.J. Moore) torpedoed and sank the Japanese transport ship Harbin Maru (5167 GRT) in the South China Sea off the south coast of Hainan Island in position 17°40'N, 109°20'E.

12 Feb 1942USS Stingray (Lt.Cdr. R.J. Moore) ended her second war patrol at Surabaya, Java, Netherlands East Indies. But due to the dangerous situation there (Japanese air raids) she left for Fremantle, Australia shortly afterwards, arriving there on 3 March.

16 Mar 1942USS Stingray (Lt.Cdr. R.J. Moore) leaves Fremantle for her third war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Java Sea and in the Selebes Sea.

2 May 1942USS Stingray (Lt.Cdr. R.J. Moore) ended her third war patrol at Fremantle.

27 May 1942USS Stingray (Lt.Cdr. R.J. Moore) left Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Davao Gulf and then head on further north as she was ordered to end this patrol at Pearl Harbor.

25 Jul 1944USS Stingray (Lt.Cdr. S.C. Loomis, Jr) leaves base for her 12th war patrol. She was ordered to land 15 Filipino officers and men and six tons of supplies on the north-eastern coast of Luzon.

11 Jan 1945After two more "special missions" USS Stingray (Lt.Cdr. Howard F. Stoner) leaves base for her 16th and final war patrol. She was ordered to land parties on Nipanipa Peninsula, Celebes; Kagean Island; Pare Pare Bay, Celebes; and another at Nipanipa Peninsula, Celebes. With this mission completed she arrived at Fremantle, Australia on 23 February. Stingray was now assigned to training duties and she was sent to the U.S. east coast. she arrived at New London on 29 April 1945.